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The unrivaled, life-changing power of solar energy: battling climate change and accelerating socio-economic development

In June 2018, Bouake, the second largest city of Cote d’Ivoire, suffered its first-ever shutdown of domestic water supply. The country’s dammed lake, which supplies 70 percent of the city’s water supply, completely ran dry. According to many experts, this was yet-again another consequence of climate change.
As a result…

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After a foreign kickstart, African investors and regulators have to take over the lead in shaping the continent’s sustainable energy future

For years, the African renewable energy development market has been dominated by foreign investors and financial institutions. Now is the time for African investors to step up to the plate and join the continent’s solar energy transition.
Africa is now even preparing to feed Europe’s growing energy needs through various…